CVE-2026-7879 Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to File Download Authorization Bypass in submit_password()
Attackers can bypass permission checks to download restricted files in Concrete CMS, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-7879?
CVE-2026-7879 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 21 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below, the submit_password() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/download_file.php allows unauthorized file access since downloading permission-restricted files bypasses the view_file permission check. Files without passwords can be downloaded and any user who knows a file's password can download a password protected file regardless of whether they have permission to access the file. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 6.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Youssef Eid for reporting
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7879?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including concrete5/concrete5. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.5.1 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.5.1 |
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-7879?
Upgrade concrete5/concrete5 to 9.5.1 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-7879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-48648 Concrete CMS allows unauthorized access because directories can be created with insecure permissions
- CVE-2022-21829 Code injection in concrete CMS
- CVE-2021-22958 Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in concrete5
- CVE-2021-40098 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2026-8134 Concrete CMS Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqg3-8w8r-8g94.